Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei threatened on Tuesday to sink U.S. warships amid
continuing nuclear talks between the Middle Eastern nation and the U.S. “The Americans constantly say that they’ve sent a warship toward Iran,”
Khamenei posted on the social platform X. “Of course, a warship is a dangerous piece of military hardware.”
“However, more dangerous than that warship is the weapon that can send that warship to the bottom of the sea,” he added. This stark warning comes as officials from both the U.S. and Iran met
for a second round of discussions about Iran’s nuclear program in Geneva on Tuesday. President Trump expressed his hope for the negotiations to reporters on Friday, warning that if
the two countries fail to reach an agreement, it would be a “bad day for Iran, very bad.” The president also confirmed that the U.S. is deploying the
world’s largest aircraft carrier, the USS Gerald R. Ford, to the Middle East. The vessel and its escort ships will join
American warships currently positioned in the U.S. Central Command (Centcom) area.